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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

4 years

A four-month old has witnessed Tampa's NFL/MLB/NHL/NBA teams reach as many Finals as a 39 year-old fan of Minnesota's NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL teams.

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6 years

Notre Dame band plays "Friends" theme song. Minnesota Duluth band plays "In Heaven There is no Beer." In case you need to know the difference between a Catholic school in Indiana and an Upper Midwest public school...

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3 months

Minnesota men’s pro sports: Hasn’t made a championship in over 30 years Minnesota women’s pro sports: Every team makes a championship appearance in their first season in a league.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 months

The highest NHL attendance last night? 18,134 in Denver.

Chris Long

@ChrisLongKSTP

5 months

It’s my annual tweet, modified. This is a high school sporting event. Usually the pic is at the daytime quarterfinal Thursday, but I forgot. That quarterfinal’s attendance was 19,765. The Friday semifinal pictured here had 20,956. This is the State of Hockey. #TheTourney24

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

Oliver Wahlstrom ends the craziest college hockey path in history: -Commits to Maine at 13 (Jan 2014) -Decommits from Maine (July 2015) -Commits to Harvard (Aug 2015) -Decommits from Harvard (Early 2018) -Commits to BC (May 2018) -Plays 1st game (Oct 2018) -Leaves BC (Mar 2019)

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

Good morning to those who stayed up to watch the end of Minnesota Duluth-North Dakota and those people only.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

A 7 month-old child has seen as many Boston NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL teams reach a Final as a 38 year-old fan of Minnesota’s NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL teams.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

Happy men's Frozen Four week to those who celebrate.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

Happy @NCAAIceHockey Men's Hockey Tournament opening day to those who celebrate.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

Wow Bemidji State got into Bridgeport. For the first time in @NCAAIceHockey history, all five Minnesota men's D1 hockey teams got in the NCAA Tournament.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

1 year

Sixth straight D1 men's @NCAAIceHockey national championship game featuring a Minnesota school. Speaks to the strength of @collegehockey in the state that the last 4 will feature 4 different schools '19 @UMDMensHockey '21 @SCSUHuskies_MH '22 @MinnStMHockey '23 @GopherHockey

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

Four years to the day Bob Motzko was hired as @GopherHockey head coach, Minnesota advances to their first Frozen Four under his tenure.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

Asked Duluth East's Garrett Worth why tomorrow's semi is going to be exciting. "It's East and Edina. Are you kidding? It's the Cake of the North vs. Cake of the South." #TheTourney

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

7 years

North Dakota spent more time trying to keep its nickname than women's hockey. Nothing "hockey school" at all.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

Cole Caufield's .967 goals per game this season ends up being the highest by any D1 men's @collegehockey player in the 21st Century.

Chris Peters

@chrismpeters

3 years

Cole Caufield (MTL) officially finishes his sophomore season with 30 goals and 51 points in 31 games. NCAA career: 67 GP, 49 G-38 A, 87 Points. Impressive run that likely ends with the Hobey Baker Award.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

Getting going on a Monday morning like:

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

For the first time since 2013, neither Minnesota Duluth nor North Dakota will be in the men’s Frozen Four.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

9 months

16 YO is 1st female skater drafted in the WHL & considered the future of Canadian hockey. I’ve been trying to come up with a comparison for how big of a commitment this is for Minnesota. Tough because many comparable Gopher commits had a prior relationship with the university.

Jake Baskin

@jakebaskinpxp

9 months

Chloe Primerano to Minnesota, per her Instagram.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

9 straight OT wins for Minnesota Duluth, who advance to its 4th straight Frozen Four. Official time of 142:13 makes it the third-longest NCAA D1 men's hockey game & longest NCAA Tournament game, men's or women's.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

Congratulations to 2021 Beanpot winner @SCSUHUSKIES_MH .

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

Biggest @NCAAIceHockey Tournament upset by Pairwise ranking: -RIT (38) over Minnesota State (1) in 2015 -Bemidji State (37) over Notre Dame (2) in 2009 -Ferris State (30) over SCSU (2) in 2016 -Air Force (27) over SCSU (1) in 2018 -RIT (25) over Denver (2) in 2010 AIC was 31.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

Tell me you are Brian Rolston's son without telling me you are Brian Rolston's son.

Scott Powers

@ByScottPowers

2 years

Drew Commesso denies Ryder Rolston’s slapshot attempt in the shootout

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

Minnesota sports fans have choices on October 6th: -Wild home opener vs Vegas -UMD men open season & raise banner in Duluth against Minnesota -UMD women host Minnesota -Minnesota Whitecaps first-ever NWHL game at TRIA rink vs Isobel Cup champs -Gopher football homecoming vs Iowa

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

8 years

It's official: The most-watched college hockey game of 2015-16 was the tape-delayed women's hockey final on CBS.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

A personal update.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 months

Lee Stecklein’s championship hockey resume: -MN HS Champion ( @RMG_Hockey ) -US U-18 Gold Medal ( @usahockey ) -3x NCAA Champion ( @GopherWHockey ) -6x Senior Worlds Gold Medalist -NWHL Champion ( @WhitecapsHockey ) -Olympic Gold Medal -PWHL Champion ( @PWHL_Minnesota )

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

Imagine telling Canadians in July 1993 that the country would win an NBA championship before the Stanley Cup.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

North Dakota @ Minnesota Wisconsin @ Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State @ St. Cloud State Happy WCHA reunion weekend to those who celebrate.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

11 years

Minnesota sells out an NHL arena for HS hockey. What does your state do? #TheTourney

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

Death, taxes, Liam Folkes ending Wisconsin's season in overtime. #B1GCertaintiesofLife

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

7 years

Well the cat's out of the bag. Pleased to announce I'll be contributing men's & women's @collegehockey coverage for @TheAthleticMIN this yr.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

Hi. College hockey is being played this month. That is all.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

Happy @NCAAIceHockey Tournament opening day to those who celebrate.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

North Dakota-Minnesota Duluth has now passed Wisconsin-Harvard (2007 NCAA Women's Hockey Tournament) as the longest NCAA Tournament game, men's or women's.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

Happy Frozen Four semifinal day to those who celebrate. Which, I assume is all of you, people who follow me.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

Edina chants "USA USA USA" after scoring. Duluth East student section responds with "No one likes you." Duluth East players respond with a goal. Garrett Worth. Who else? #TheTourney

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

If the entire weekend didn't say it, the last two minutes of UND-UMD regulation did. Leah Hextall needs to be calling more college hockey games.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

Most alums in the NHL this season (via @collegehockey ): -Minnesota (22) -Boston College (21) -Michigan (21) -North Dakota (21) -Boston University (20)

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

In its last four regional games @UMassHockey has gone 4-0 and won by a combined 17-1 score.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 months

This is why high school hockey in Minnesota hits different than elsewhere.

Chris Long

@ChrisLongKSTP

5 months

Doors about to open here at St Louis Rec Center ahead of Orono vs Minneapolis in the Section 2A Championship game. It’s 5:45. Faceoff is at 7. Forget about parking in the main lot at this point… and THIS is the line to get in. These three days of Section Finals are amazing.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

Final game covered on the Minnesota campus has come and gone. From September 24th to March 18th, I strived to give coverage worthy of college hockey fans. When the ice is resurfaced this fall, there will be a few new faces on the mural and in the locker rooms. Until then...

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

8 years

. @TheCurrent is playing Prince songs alphabetically. This was on when Koivu scored the OT winner. (s/t @jackhitts )

The Current Playlist

@currentplaylist

8 years

11:37 Prince - Days Of Wild

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

4 years

There are two types of people in the world. 1) Those who wonder why Tampa would host a Frozen Four. 2) Those who have been to a Tampa-hosted Frozen Four.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

In the last year @twilly_7 underwent brain surgery, was diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular disorder and returned to play for @GopherWHockey . How Williamson "overcame what was the impossible." #GWH

Taylor Williamson 'overcame the impossible' to get back to the Gophers

During the first period of Minnesota’s first game, Taylor Williamson quietly left the bench. She didn’t return for over three months. To get back to her spot at Ridder Arena, where Minnesota will...

www.nytimes.com

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

Alaska is currently #18 in the Pairwise after beating Denver at Magness Arena last night and splitting with Notre Dame in South Bend the week prior. How great of a story would it be if the Nanooks, left for dead, can win their way into the NCAA Tournament as an independent?

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

High school hockey is Minnesota hockey.

Chris Long

@ChrisLongKSTP

2 years

I take this picture every single year… This is at noon. On a weekday. For a Quarterfinal. Of a high school game. …and there are 18,000 people packed into the building. #StateOfHockey #TourneysOn45 #Tourney22

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 months

Clarkson Isobel Walter Minnesota adds a new pro women’s hockey championship to the bunch.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

I've been a lifelong Minnesotan and this beat might be the most Minnesota gut punch ending. 99.9% chance to make the NCAAs 3 weeks ago to 98.2% at 6:15 pm today to 0% at 9:52 pm.

Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

Notre Dame wins in OT. Denver is 1 minute away from winning. Minnesota had a 98.2% chance (63 of 64) of making the NCAA Tournament at 5 this afternoon. All six scenarios went againt the #Gophers and they will miss the NCAA Tournament.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

1 year

Congrats to 2023 North Star College Cup champion Minnesota.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

Fun surprise during tonight’s “Jeopardy” college championship.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

2012-13 @GopherWHockey . All teams strive for perfection. They actually did it. 41-0.

NHL

@NHL

5 years

Who was the team of the decade?

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

1 year

I'll miss you, Mariucci Olympic ice. I won't miss you, badly drilled Mariucci goal pegs.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

4 months

Happy NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament opening day to those who celebrate college hockey all season and those parachuting in for an exciting weekend of sports. Stick around, latter group! We’re a weird and welcoming hockey-obsessed family.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

4 years

. @GopherHockey & @GopherWHockey are simultaneously the top-ranked team in the @USCHO #pohl for the first time since October 27, 2014.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

Happy Justin Holl Day to those who celebrate.

Nate Wells

@gopherstate

10 years

SHORTHANDED HOLL #GOPHERS GOAL WITH .6 LEFT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT! #PRIDEONICE http://t.co/XimlUm9zLD

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

7 years

Schierhorn on tonight: "It was unreal. I wish we could do this 4 times every year, home and home. It's the best rivalry in college hockey."

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

Remember an entire game of hockey ago when we thought Duluth won?

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

1 year

National title game appearances since 2013: 3- QUINNIPIAC, Minnesota Duluth 2- Denver, MINNESOTA, UMass 1- BU, Minnesota State, North Dakota, Notre Dame, Providence, St. Cloud State, Union, Yale

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

4 years

People who call Minnesota "Minny" play Duck Duck Goose.

Minnesota Wild

@mnwild

4 years

ok serious question... what's your nickname for Minnesota? cuz we used "Minny" once and y'all lost your minds over it lol

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

#Gophers have outscored Arizona State 7-0 since this happened.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

Nate Schmidt from Erik Haula like it's 2013 or something. #Gophers

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

#Gophers head coach Bob Motzko on Minnesota watching UMD's national championship ceremony.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

7 years

Shame ESPNEWS would rather show 3 hours of Sportscenter reruns than Union-PSU. Penn State is top-5 as far as TV ratings go in college hockey

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

Entire #Gophers team came off the bench after the game to hug Justen Close before handshakes.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

1 year

Find something to be as passionate about as Minnesotans are with HS Hockey. #TheTourney

Heather Rule

@hlrule

1 year

Attendance for the Class 2A quarterfinal afternoon session: 18,989 #mshsl #TheTourney23

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

4 months

Some @collegehockey conferences: I hope our rival does well for conference pride. Big Ten: I’m around fans from four different teams and they’re all cheering against Michigan.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

4 years

Biggest movers in the PairWise since December 26: @umichhockey +22 @GopherHockey +20 @SCSUHUSKIES_MH +17 @RPI_Hockey +15 @QU_MIH +14 @MaineIceHockey +14 @AIC_Hockey +13 @BSUBeaversMHKY +11

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

Happy World Juniors Day to those who celebrate.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

4 months

If you can’t fill a 2500 seat arena 500 miles from campus with North Dakota-Michigan and MSU-Western, that should say everything about neutral site buildings.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

Class AA will have a public school champion. #TheTourney

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

Annual “Clay Matvick is the most underrated college hockey voice” tweet.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

Devan Dubnyk is showing why a goaltender is a team's most important player in the playoffs. He's also showing why a goaltender can't be a team's only player in the the playoffs.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

Ohio State becomes the first school to reach both the men's and women's Frozen Four in the same year since Boston College in 2016.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

4 months

Ten years ago today. Still can’t believe that. #Gophers

Nate Wells

@gopherstate

10 years

SHORTHANDED HOLL #GOPHERS GOAL WITH .6 LEFT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT! #PRIDEONICE http://t.co/XimlUm9zLD

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

1 year

Happy final Saturday to Minnesota, Quinnipiac, and those college hockey fans who celebrate.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

Hobey Baker Top Ten Finalists: -Joe Duszak, Mercyhurst (D) -Adam Fox, Harvard (D) -Taro Hirose, MSU (F) -Quinn Hughes, Michigan (D) -Mason Jobst, OSU (F) -Cale Makar, UMass (D) -Patrick Newell, SCSU (F) -Chase Priskie, QU (D) -Jimmy Schuldt, SCSU (D) -Nico Sturm, Clarkson (F)

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

4 months

David Carle’s leading an NHL team in five years, right?

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

1 year

I would take a best-of-seven series between Minnesota and Michigan for pure entertainment value.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

10 years

SHORTHANDED HOLL #GOPHERS GOAL WITH .6 LEFT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT! #PRIDEONICE http://t.co/XimlUm9zLD

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

1 year

For the 17th consecutive NCAA D1 Men's Hockey Tournament, a No. 1 seed has lost to a No. 4 seed.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

Minnesota has more wins (4) at Compton Family Ice Arena this season than Notre Dame (3).

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

Going to keep saying it - beyond ridiculous that zero Michigan schools sponsor D1 women’s hockey.

Mick Hatten

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3 years

At @NMU_Wildcats , an 'obligation' to add women's hockey. Story by @JessRMyers

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

You know what would be better than two exhibition games featuring four Minnesota teams? Two games that count featuring four Minnesota teams. And then the winners face one another for…let’s say a trophy or cup and in-state bragging rights. Going to make this my North Star.

CCHA

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2 years

New Year's Eve in the #CCHA ! 🎉 📅: #CCHAHockey

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

1 year

Happy men’s @collegehockey regional weekend to those who celebrate.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

That's a penalty? In overtime? In playoff overtime?

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

1 year

Happy men’s Frozen Four weekend to those who celebrate.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

3 years

North Dakota vs. Minnesota Duluth is OFFICIALLY now the LONGEST @NCAAIceHockey Men's Hockey Tournament game.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

1 year

Three-time Stanley Cup champion Phil Kessel. Goodnight.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

6 years

Putting my bracketology degree to use this season. I'll be writing a regular column for @NCAAIceHockey in the lead-up to the NCAA Tournament. First one can be found here:

NCAA hockey bracketology: The field of 16 projected for the Frozen Four

Here's a first look at our Bracketology for the 2019 men's ice hockey championship.

www.ncaa.com

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

How successful is Amanda Leveille inside the state of Minnesota? Between #GWH , the 2018 NWHL All-Star Game and @WhitecapsHockey , Leveille has an astonishing 87-8-5 record.

Alexis Pearson

@alexismirjana

5 years

Another successful weekend for the @WhitecapsHockey picking up 6-1 and 7-0 wins. Fun chatting with Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille after her shutout performance today. Remember, all @NWHL games are streamed live on @Twitch so don't miss out on any of the action!

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 years

@Sean_Leahy See they aimed for these to B sharp and instead ended up flat on a major scale.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

To this point, the U18 team was undefeated with wins over five D1 programs: -Michigan State -Notre Dame -Lake Superior State -Michigan Tech -St. Thomas

Bethel Royals

@BethelRoyals

2 years

In front of a sellout crowd @buroyalsmhockey defeats the @USAHockeyNTDP U18 squad, 4-2. 👏 #d3hky #RoarWithUs

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 years

Minnesota and Western Michigan face off Sunday for only the second time in their long history. The other game? December 17, 1988...in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

2 months

@NHLhistorygirl “Died between Games 3 and 4, came back to life through voodoo like ‘Weekend at Bernie’s 2’ to play 20+ minutes a night.”

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@gopherstate

3 years

The world was never going to top Frank Serratore hanging out with Annie. Been all downhill since.

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@gopherstate

6 years

Notre Dame wins in OT. Denver is 1 minute away from winning. Minnesota had a 98.2% chance (63 of 64) of making the NCAA Tournament at 5 this afternoon. All six scenarios went againt the #Gophers and they will miss the NCAA Tournament.

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5 years

@WhitecapsHockey @NWHL Lee Stecklein's resume: -3x natty champ with #GWH -2014 Olympic silver medalist -2018 Olympic gold medalist -2019 Isobel Cup champ (with OT winner) -Brandt and Leveille also won 3 natty titles with #GWH . Brandt adds Isobel Cup to Olympic gold. Leveille has 2 Cups.

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Nate Wells

@gopherstate

5 months

Jaxon Nelson committed to Minnesota in April 2015 as a HS freshman. He was the first Minnesotan to verbally commit to a men’s hockey program. Earning his first B1G 3 Star honor in March 2024 is a perfect capstone to Nelson’s development and college career.

Big Ten Hockey

@B1GHockey

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🏒 #B1GHockey Three Stars 🏒 ⭐️ @GopherHockey 's Jaxon Nelson, F ⭐️⭐️ @MSU_Hockey 's Trey Augustine , G ⭐️⭐️⭐️ @umichhockey 's Seamus Casey, D ➕

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3 years

Death, taxes, trying to understand what constitutes targeting in college football.

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2 years

Hobey Baker Top-10 Finalist: F- Matty Beniers, Mich. F- Bobby Brink, DU F- Brian Halonen, Mich. Tech D- Luke Hughes, Mich. G- Devon Levi, NU G- Dryden McKay, Minn. St. F- Ben Meyers, Minn. G- Yanev Perets, QU F- Nathan Smith, Minn. St. F- Bobby Trivigno, UMass

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